Brief & structure
We talk to your committee about how the club runs, fixtures, membership, sponsors, news, and shape a sitemap around the jobs the site has to do.
Sports clubs · Berlew
Fixtures buried in the group chat. Sponsors asking for a link you cannot find.
We created the emblem for wheelchair basketball club UWE Pirates WBC, and we build the websites clubs like yours need: a fast, bespoke home for fixtures, results, membership and sponsors that your volunteers can actually keep up to date. Designed and built by an award-winning Nottingham studio.
one-page site · 1–3 week delivery
Does our club need a website?
We run everything through a Facebook group, why does our club need a website?
A Facebook group is great for chat, but it's not yours and it's hard to find. New players searching "[sport] club [town]" won't see it, sponsors can't point to it as proof of reach, and fixtures, results and membership forms get lost in the feed within days. A website is the one place your club controls: it ranks for local searches, gives members a reliable home for fixtures and registration, and shows sponsors exactly where their name appears. Keep the group for community, let the website do the jobs a feed can't.
Source: Google & BrightLocal, 2024
- search online to find a local club or business
- of 'near me' searches visit or call within a day
- leave a mobile site slower than 3s
- always or regularly read reviews online
What a club website needs
What a sports club's website actually needs
Not a page that goes stale by August, a site built around how a club really runs, that volunteers can keep current.
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Fixtures & results
A clear, current home for fixtures, results and league tables, reliable enough that members stop asking in the group chat.
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Membership & sign-ups
Registration and enquiry forms that let new players and volunteers join without a committee member chasing paperwork.
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Sponsors front and centre
Give sponsors visible, professional placement they can point to, the proof of reach that helps you renew and grow support.
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Easy for volunteers
Built on WordPress with training, so a committee member can post news and update fixtures without needing a developer.
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Found locally
Indexable pages built to rank for your sport and town, so new members and opponents can actually find you.
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Works on any phone
Fast and readable on the phones players and parents check from the sideline.
A real club we've worked with
We brought UWE Pirates WBC's emblem to life
When the newly formed wheelchair basketball club UWE Pirates WBC came to us, they had rough sketches and a lot of spirit. We turned them into an emblem the club is proud of. In their words, it looks great on team merchandise and draws compliments.
That was a branding project rather than a website, and we are straight about that. It is the same studio and the same care we now bring to website for sports teams: website design built around how clubs actually run.
Your own site or a free group?
How a club website compares to a Facebook group or league template
Free tools get a club online fast. Here is what changes with sports club website design from a studio, when your club has a proper site that is genuinely its own.
Berlew Free group or template
New members find you
Reliable fixtures & info
Value for sponsors
Volunteers can run it
You own it
How we build your club website
A clear three-step process that works around a volunteer committee. Most sites go live within one to three weeks of signing off the brief.
Recent websites
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Questions from clubs and committees
The questions we hear most before a club website starts.
Have you built a sports club website before?
We'll be straight with you: our sports work so far has been branding, we created the emblem for wheelchair basketball club UWE Pirates WBC. We've designed and built plenty of websites for other local organisations, and a club site is well within what we do. You get an honest general studio, not an overstated niche specialist.
Can our volunteers keep the site updated themselves?
Yes, that's a priority for clubs. We build on WordPress and train a couple of committee members to post news, update fixtures and manage sign-ups, so you're not dependent on a developer through the season.
Can you include fixtures, results and membership sign-ups?
Yes. We structure the site around how your club runs, fixtures and results, team pages, membership and enquiry forms, and news, so everything has a reliable home instead of scrolling away in a feed.
Can we give our sponsors proper visibility?
Yes. We design clear, professional sponsor placement you can show partners when you renew or pitch for support, far more valuable than a logo in a social post.
How much does a club website cost?
From £750 for a one-page site, then £500 for each additional page, so a club site with fixtures, team and sponsor pages is quoted on page count. You get a fixed quote before any work starts, which helps with committee budgeting.
Do you only work with clubs near Nottingham?
No. We are a Nottingham studio working with clubs across the UK. Briefs, design reviews and handover all run remotely to fit around volunteers' schedules.
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Let's give your club the home it deserves.
Tell us how your club runs and what the site needs to do. We reply within 24 hours with a clear, page-based quote.